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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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ἀετός

Strong’s: G105

Associated OET lemmas: ἀετός

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, m.

Inflections: ἀετός; -οῦ

Sense 1: eagle, vulture

Semantic entry: 4.42

Semantic domains: Animals

Subdomains: Birds

Definition: generic word for a large bird of prey; genus Aquila, but may include others, esp. vulture

Notes: In OET REV 12:14 the emphasis is upon strength and speed, and therefore a term meaning ‘eagle’ is probably more satisfactory, but in OET MAT 24:28 (and the parallel passages in OET LUK 17:37) the reference is to the eating of dead flesh, and therefore a word meaning ‘vultures’ is more appropriate.|The basic distinction between eagles and vultures is that the former either capture their prey or feed upon dead carcasses, while vultures only feed upon dead carcasses. Only in the Western Hemisphere are there two distinct families of birds: (1) birds of prey, which also feed upon dead bodies (eagles) and (2) vultures, which never take live prey, but only feed upon carcasses.

Further resources: fauna:3.8

Show passage in OET: MAT 24:28

OET-RV MAT 24:28

28 “Wherever there’s something dead, that’s where the vultures will gather.

OET-LV MAT 24:28

28 Wherever if the corpse may_be, there the vultures will_be_being_gathered_together.
Show passage in OET: LUK 17:37

OET-RV LUK 17:37

37 “Where will this happen, master?” they asked.
 ¶ “Where the body is,” he answered, “that’s where the vultures will be gathering.”

OET-LV LUK 17:37

37 And answering they_are_saying to_him:
Where, master?
And he said to_them:
Where the body is, there also the vultures will_be_being_gathered_together.

Jump to OET MAT 24:28 section.

Jump to OET LUK 17:37 section.

All 5 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: OET MAT 24:28

LUK: OET LUK 17:37

REV: OET REV 4:7 · OET REV 8:13 · OET REV 12:14